TREATY OF VERSAILLES

WITH BELGIUM

• received Eupen and Malmedy
• Also received small parts of Morseńet and St.Vinth

WITH FRANCE

• France took provinces of Alsace and Lorraine
• Also took German coal mines in the Saar region for 15 years

WITH CZECHOSLOVAKIA

• Took the small border area near Troppau (now Opava)

WITH DENMARK

• Took away Northern Schelswig

WITH POLAND

• Took away most of west Prussia
• Much of the Posen (now Poznan) province

THE ALLIES

• Took away Germany's Rhineland for 15 years
• Rhine is a river that western Germany surrounds

WITH SWITZERLAND

• Switzerland and Germany's borders remained the same

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The purpose of this section of this treaty was to cede territory from Germany as a "punishment" for declaring war

We think this section of the treaty was fair because Germany declared war. Many other countries were impacted by the actions executed by Germany.